I am 35 years old, living with stage IV Endometriosis, possibly adenomyosis and struggled with infertility for almost 4 years. I also struggled with PPD and now struggle with PMDD. I am a mother to a son that was born at 18 weeks and too precious for this earth; and now a mother to a son born in August 2011. By journaling here, I hope to benefit both for myself and for others that are dealing with this disease and fertility struggles. Thanks for visiting!

Timeline

November 20th- Our son Wyatt Landry was born into this world and carried into heaven by angels. We were 18 weeks pregnant.

September 14th- Hematoma found in uterus

September 4th-Heard heartbeat for the first time. WE ARE PREGNANT!!!!!!

POSITIVE BETA!!!

August 1st- ET (2 of the 3 beauties)-other embie makes it to freezer

July 30th-ER (5 eggs=3 healthy embies)

July 8th-IVF#2 starts with Lu.pron

June 3- Start period/miscarriage

May 29- Confirmed failing pregnancy

May 25- positive BETA!

May 16- Remaining Embie makes it to blastocyst stage and is FROZEN!

May 14- TRANSFER 2 embies

May 11-Egg Retrieval; 7 eggs, 4 mature, 3 fertilized with ICSI

April 22-Start IVF (#1) process!

April 17-Hysteroscopy (3 polyps removed from uterus)

April 15- "Mock Transfer"; found a polyp

March 20: 2nd laparoscopy

Jan 27: Follie scan-endometrium not thick enough. Dr. called and wants to talk surgery because of ever-growing endometrioma

Jan 19: Start Femara, 5 days

2008

Dec. 24: Start Femara, 5 days

August 30: First cycle post Lupron!

July 31: Endoscopy for nausea

July 25: Decline shot #5; start to taper off Lupron

March 31: First Lupron administration

March 13: Colonoscopy; endo adhesions causing recent "issues"

Feb 6: Laparscopy discovered Stage IV Endometriosis

2007

April- Stopped BC

Monday, August 17, 2009

I'm still here!

I've just smothering in boxes right now. My husband and I are trying to put our house on the market by the beginning of Sept. I'm pooped just looking at everything! Don't worry, I'm not working too hard. Getting plenty of rest, or trying to. My back has been not so nice to me, so, even if I wanted to go all crazy on the house, I couldn't.

I've been feeling pretty good. I've had some on and off pain on my right side...around my ovary. I suspect this is from that free fluid that was around it before the transfer, but, definitely keeping my eye on it. And, the nausea is come and go. After I stopped the progesterone shots it seemed to get better, but, today it was like a brick of ICK hit me in the face at work and I was left wondering in 2 split seconds whether I could make it to the bathroom or not.

Whether nausea from pregnancy or endo (cause, I'm experience with the later), these are a miracle...truly! I don't chew them though, just suck on them. If it weren't for that today, I'm not sure what would have happened!

So, I'm wondering for all the endo mom's out there...how did your endo "behave" during pregnancy?!? Wondering how my left ovary is going to fare adhered to my uterus, or the adhesions that still have my uterus stuck to my colon. I hear it gets a little better, but, I'm a skeptic.

Hope all is well out there in blog land. I better go get lost in my boxes again. This should, at least, help the next few weeks fly by!!!!

11 comments:

Glad that you feeling well, i am an endo sista but of course I can't use my uterus (but I did read and worry about all the pain from the tearing of scar tissue) - but I think you had surgery lately right? So I can imagine that all will be well and smooth.

When I got pregnant with Ella, I had pings of pain in my ovary area. The endo doesn't stop hurting completely for a couple of months, but then it's pure bliss, except for, well, of course the morning sickness, swelling and overall discomfort of being pregnant. But you will LOVE every minute of it!!

Just wanted to say congrats again. It gives me hope of becoming pregnant eventually knowing there are severe endo sufferers out there getting pregnant. I think your endo should calm down a lot in a few weeks time, enjoy the break form endo for a while!!Take care

I had all of my endometriosis resected 7 months before I got pg. My pregnancy was a breeze. Totally painless. I'm not sure if it is because of the resection or not. That being said, I have had persistent pain on my right side since my c-section, which I am not sure which surgery to attribute it to. Hopefully the pain lets up for you. Be sure to take it easy. :)

Oh I couldn't live without ginger chews as between my endo and IBS I feel sick a lot of the time... they are my constant companion bu I do chw them, meaning I often get in a pickle at work when I try to have one quickly between rushes of customers!

Glad to hear you are doing ok, take it as easy as you can... keeping you in my thoughts and good luck with the packing x

Sorry to hear that you're not feeling well. I agree that the ginger can work wonders -- hooray for the Ginger People! (They also make this ginger lemon soother drink that I LOVED from weeks 6-10 or so.)